Jennice Jotishna Lal
14 Appleby Place ,New Zealand
Summary
Dynamic Finance and Administration Manager with a proven track record at Brijlal, excelling in cash flow management and team leadership. Spearheaded process improvements that enhanced operational efficiency, while ensuring compliance and meticulous attention to detail in financial reporting. Adept at training staff and fostering stakeholder communication to drive organizational success. Talented clerical and financial support professional with good business sense. Adept at expense tracking, meeting organization and correspondence management. Excellent researcher and document coordinator.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance and Administration Manager
Brijlal
01.2020 - Current
- Led annual budgeting cycles and strengthened financial planning accuracy by aligning departmental goals with organizational priorities.
- Improved regulatory compliance by developing and enforcing updated financial policies and internal control procedures.
- Produced high-quality monthly and annual financial reports, enhancing management decision-making and performance visibility.
- Optimized payroll operations, ensuring 100% timely and accurate processing across compensation, benefits, and tax requirements.
- Streamlined accounts payable workflows, reducing processing time by 20% and improving vendor relationship management.
- Strengthened cash flow stability through effective monitoring and forecasting of operational liquidity.
- Enhanced reporting accuracy by reviewing financial statements and resolving discrepancies through thorough reconciliations.
- Increased team capability by delivering targeted training on accounting systems and financial procedures.
- Improved fixed asset management through accurate inventory maintenance and depreciation oversight.
- Resolved client billing issues quickly, reducing payment disputes and improving collection cycles.
- Reinforced compliance through internal control testing and implementation of process improvements.
- Boosted billing efficiency by developing improved invoicing processes and strengthening internal controls.
- Supported audits and financing activities by managing relationships with tax authorities, auditors, and banking partners.
- Ensured timely and audit-ready month-end and year-end closing processes.
Accountant/Bookkeeper
Field Ready
South Pacific office, Fiji, Fiji
01.2020 - Current
- Creation of all banking information
- Processing Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payables transactions
- Processing, review and booking of transactions
- Monthly reconciliation of banking transactions
- Monthly reconciliation and analysis of all other Balance Sheet
- Support global staff on accounting issues
- Assist with filings/annual audit and tax return preparation
- Prepare Budget verses actuals.
- Do budget variations in between projects.
- Assist with donor and annual reporting as directed
- All other duties assigned by Innovation Lead - Pacific
Finance Intern
Sky City Entertainment Group
Hamilton, New Zealand
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Reconciling F&B POS source system
- Reconciling F&B source system revenue/payments to actual cash/cards banked and preparing for variance investigations/reports to be undertaken/distributed
- TAB payout reconciliations
- Requisitioning and receipting of invoices for payment and reconciliation
- Bowling daily revenue/payments - preparing for and posting financial journals
- To perform other duties as requested by the Finance Manager to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
Finance & Administration Manager
Brijlal Pte Ltd
Suva, Fiji
01.2011 - 12.2019
- Preparing the bank reconciliation and maintaining the general ledger
- Maintain QuickBooks accounting software, Lodging PAYE returns, Reconciling and preparing staff Superannuation. Preparing VAT Returns Liaising with Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority with taxation issues
- Preparing overseas telegraphic and bank draft and creditor payments
- Conducting interviews and hiring of new staff
- Ensuring the company is complaint with Employment Relations Promulgation 2007, discipline staff and when required dismissals
- Maintaining employee contracts
- Preparing weekly and monthly wages (130 employees)
- Issuing out warning letter, liaising and attending to mediation with Ministry of Labor regarding staff grievances
- Conducting Year End Stock take, liaising with all branches (12 branches)
- Maintain and prepare tenancy agreements and follow up on tenant queries
- Ensure internal control measures are implemented and followed
Senior Accounts Clerk
Brijlal & Co Ltd
Suva, Fiji
01.2005 - 12.2011
- Invoicing, Receipting & Daily Banking
- Preparing overseas telegraphic and bank drafts, Preparing debtors statements
- Creditor's reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation, and maintaining the general ledger
- Maintain and prepare tenancy agreements and follow up on tenant queries
- Ensure internal control measures are implemented and followed
- In charge of watch warehouse, taking out stock and distributing to branch wide
Accounts Clerk
Clarendon Technologies a USP Company
Suva, Fiji
01.2003 - 12.2005
- Maintaining sales counter for cash sales, attending to incoming calls
- Receipting and reconciling daily banking. Dispatch of monthly statements
- Follow up on overdue accounts. Preparing local and overseas payments
- Costing and receiving of imports
- Maintain Visual Arrow Accounting Package
Education
MBA - Finance
Auckland Institute of Studies
Auckland, NZ01-2026
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Studies
Auckland Institute of Studies
Auckland, New Zealand09-2020
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance
University of The South Pacific
Suva, Fiji03-2017
Diploma - Accounting
Fiji National University
Suva, Fiji12-2011
Skills
- Tax preparation
- Nonprofit accounting
- Cash flow management
- Team leadership
- Internal controls
- Data reconciliation
- Staff training and development
- Bookkeeping
- Compliance and risk management
- Auditing expertise
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Year-end closing
- Project Management
- Stakeholder communication
- Payroll administration
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Finance and Administration Manager
Brijlal
01.2020 - Current
Accountant/Bookkeeper
Field Ready
01.2020 - Current
Finance Intern
Sky City Entertainment Group
01.2020 - 12.2020
Finance & Administration Manager
Brijlal Pte Ltd
01.2011 - 12.2019
Senior Accounts Clerk
Brijlal & Co Ltd
01.2005 - 12.2011
Accounts Clerk
Clarendon Technologies a USP Company
01.2003 - 12.2005
MBA - Finance
Auckland Institute of Studies
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Studies
Auckland Institute of Studies
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance
University of The South Pacific
Diploma - Accounting
Fiji National University